Rick DiPietro Quotes (42 Quotes)

I don't know how to explain it. If we could bottle up these efforts against the Devils and use them every night, we wouldn't be fighting for a playoff spot. Some teams you just match up well with and I guess this is one of them.

It feels like a must-win situation. The games keep getting more and more important.

I think guys are taking this loss harder than the (blowout losses last week) to Ottawa, and to Pittsburgh. Those were just bad games we didn't deserve to win. This is one where you left everything out on the ice . . . and deserved better.

It plagued us quite a bit earlier in the season and cost us a lot of games, a lot of points. It cost us again tonight. It's tough to swallow, obviously. We let one slip away and have two more big games to go.

The clerk saw their last name and took care of them. Told them where to go and what to do. My grandfather's from Italy. I've been all over Europe but never here. That's what makes it so exciting.

Anytime you walk around the corner, all you ever hear about is Mike and the '80 Olympic team. This group of guys, we have a strong feeling of pride in playing for our country.

Who would have thought Everyone had us written off for dead two weeks ago.

I'm from the same town (Winthrop, Mass.) as Mike Eruzione, so every time you walk around the corner that's all you hear about is Mike and the '80 Olympic team. I think this group of guys has a strong feeling of pride about playing for our country.

If you have any pride or love for this team, you can't go out and lay eggs. This is a big time of year, regardless of the situation. We've got to come out and play hard.

This is grind-it-out hockey and we don't have any room for mistakes. Tonight was good stepping stone.

Obviously, you're going to have jitters the first time you play in this event, but at the end of the day, it's still the same game.

I honestly don't know I can't answer that. It's not something I want to think about right now. I've still got a whole month and I'm focused on business at home.

We went from one end of the spectrum to the opposite in a matter of two games.

It's random testing, right, ... They see me and every time it's, 'OK Rick, you're up.'

There's a lot of teams we're chasing. It's no different from tonight and even versus Pittsburgh they were important points and it's another opportunity to catch those teams in front of us.

When you're already out of the playoffs, you need to find to certain things to motivate you. I thought we did a good job of stressing the fact that this is a huge rivalry for us and we owe it to our fans and ourselves to come out and put in a good effort.

It's a tough loss. Games this big you can't afford to drop like that in the third period. We did it again, and we're just putting ourselves further and further behind the 8-ball.

You can't say that I thought it was cable. I guess I'm watching too much cable TV.

I don't know. I'm going to go see a doctor (Sunday).

On the first one, someone got a piece of it. Luckily, I swung my head around to see him and got my glove and arm up in time.

It's tough. It's definitely tough. It's a sad time for all of us. I thought we were playing our best hockey as a team. It's tough now to see some of your buddies leave. It'll be tough sledding here for the next 21 games.

This is playoff type hockey. Every game feels like a must win, especially with the current situation that we're in. Disappointing. Obviously we needed these two points. But, they (games) just keep getting more and more important.

It was just a chance to play some competitive hockey for the first time in a bunch of months with the lockout.

He just seems to kill us every time we play against him. I don't know what to tell you. I don't know what to do.

I mean, guys have personal goals now and things they want to do. We have to keep winning. There are still 10 games left. We owe it not only to ourselves but the fans to come out and play hard.

It seems like every time we play someone who's from here or who has played here, they have big nights. It's good for him. He's a great kid ... Hopefully he can continue it, just not against us.

I think we're just trying to keep it simple. At this point of the season, we have to just trust our system and go out and play.

I don't know if the league expected it to be this fast and upbeat, ... I don't know if it was just this series - how pumped up the guys were. But every game you see now is 35 shots and 10 power plays. It's a whole new game and I hope the fans are enjoying it.

This was as desperate as I've seen us this year. We're not in a position to look at the scoreboard. We have to control what we can.

Those were just bad games. If you look at them, I don't think we deserved to win. This is one of those games, you look at it, you left everything you had on the ice. You felt like you deserved better.

I thought we had a good shot all along. As far back as we were, we realized we weren't playing our best hockey. Guys have been waiting patiently to turn things around. It's starting to happen now and it's an exciting time for us.

No, there's no excuses. I don't think we played as well as we did in Montreal. I don't have any answers, I wish I did. It's not a good game. We have to keep playing hard. We owe it to our fans and to each other to play hard and keep trying to win hockey games.

We felt like this was it, make or break for our playoff run. This was how it's supposed to look all season.

We're on a downward slide, and things have to change quickly. It's frustrating. Every time we take a step in the right direction, we immediately take a step backward.

Every time you go to the rink and get ready for the season, it weighs on your mind,

We responded. We played hard for Brad. It was a good team win against a very good team. We can build on this.

It's a great honor. It's something as a kid you dream about. I remember watching the (1992) Olympics, with Ray LeBlanc. It's an exciting time. It's a great opportunity and a great challenge.

I don't even think it was reality four years ago. I was 20 years old. Mike Richter's been the guy for USA Hockey for 15 years.

You don't want to get pulled in a game whether you make the Olympic team or not.

If we could use that same recipe for other games, we'd be in good shape.

We're battling. Everyone thought Mr. Stirling was a good man and a great coach, but in this business change needs to be made sometimes. We're going to do everything we can to make this head coach successful.

Did he have a hat trick We really contained him.